List of Mac minis

Apple has launched fifteen Mac Minis.

Power-PC

Mac mini (Early 2005)

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Panther (10.3)
Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac10,1

Mac mini (Mid 2005)

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Panther (10.3) / Mac OS X Tiger (10.4)
Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac10,1

Mac mini (Late 2005)

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Tiger (10.4)
Last Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.8)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: PowerMac10,2

Intel

Mac mini (Early 2006)

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.5)
Last Release: Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.8)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: Macmini1,1

Mac mini (Late 2006)

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.7)
Last Release: Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.8)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: Macmini1,1

Mac mini (Mid 2007)

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Tiger (10.4.10)
Last Release: Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.8) / Mac OS X Lion (10.7.5) (2GB or more)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: Macmini2,1

Mac mini (Early 2009)

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Leopard (10.5.6)
Last Release: (1GB) Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.8) / OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: Macmini3,1

Mac mini (Late 2009)

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.1)
Last Release: OS X El Capitan (10.11.6)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: Macmini3,1

Mac mini (Mid 2010)

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Snow Leopard (10.6.4)
Last Release: macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: Macmini4,1

Mac mini (Mid 2011)

Software

First Release: Mac OS X Lion (10.7)
Last Release: macOS High Sierra (10.13.6)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: Macmini5,1, Macmini5,2, and Macmini5,3

Mac mini (Late 2012)

Software

First Release: OS X Mountain Lion (10.8.2)
Last Release: macOS Catalina (10.15.7)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: Macmini6,1 and Macmini6,2

Mac mini (Late 2014)

Software

First Release: OS X Yosemite (10.10)
Last Release: macOS Monterey (12.7.4)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: Macmini7,1

Mac mini (2018)

Software

First Release: macOS Mojave (10.14)
Latest Release: macOS Sonoma (14.4.1)
Latest Beta Release: macOS Sonoma (14.5 beta 2)

Identifiers

Model Identifiers: Macmini8,1

Apple Silicon

Mac mini (M1, 2020)

Processor, Memory and Storage

Processor: Apple M1 SoC
Memory: 8GB or 16GB LPDDR4X-4266
Storage: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB or 2TB

Connections and Wireless

Connections: Two Thunderbolt / USB 4 ports, Two USB-A ports, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet (configurable to 10Gb), 3.5mm headphone jack
Wireless: WiFi 6, Bluetooth 5.0

Software

First Release: 11.0 (20A2411)
Latest Release: 14.4.1 (23E224)
Latest Beta Release: 14.5 beta 2 (23F5059e)

Identifiers

Model Identifier: Macmini9,1
Model Number: A2348
Motherboard: J274AP

Mac mini (2023)

Processor, Memory and Storage

Processor: Apple M2 SoC or Apple M2 Pro SoC
Memory: 8GB, 16GB, 24GB or 32GB
Storage: 256GB, 512GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB or 8TB

Connections and Wireless

Connections: Two Thunderbolt ports (M2)/Four Thunderbolt ports (M2 Pro), Two USB-A ports (4 and 3.1 Gen 2), HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet (configurable to 10Gb), 3.5mm headphone jack
Wireless: WiFi 6E, Bluetooth 5.3

Software

First Release: 13.0 (22A8380), 13.0 (22A8380)
Latest Release: 14.4.1 (23E224), 14.4.1 (23E224)
Latest Beta Release: 14.5 beta 2 (23F5059e), 14.5 beta 2 (23F5059e)

Identifiers

Model Identifier: Mac14,3 and Mac14,12
Model Number: A2686 and A2816
Motherboard: J473AP and J474sAP

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